| query | A ghost or spirit that h_____ a place or a person regularly appears in the place, or is seen by the person and frightens them.A ghost or spirit that haunts a place or a person regularly appears in the place, or is seen by the person and frightens them. His ghost is said to haunt some of the rooms, banging a toy drum. |
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| word | haunt |
| full-definition | verb If something unpleasant haunts you, you keep thinking or worrying about it over a long period of time. The decision to leave her children now haunts her. He would always be haunted by that scene in Well Park. Something that haunts a person or organization regularly causes them problems over a long period of time. The stigma of being a bankrupt is likely to haunt him for the rest of his life. A ghost or spirit that haunts a place or a person regularly appears in the place, or is seen by the person and frightens them. His ghost is said to haunt some of the rooms, banging a toy drum. noun A place that is the haunt of a particular person is one which they often visit because they enjoy going there. The Channel Islands are a favourite summer haunt for UK and French tourists alike. |
| inflections | hauntshauntinghauntedhangout |
| cefr-level | C1 |
Tags: oxford5k::cefr-level:c1
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